The city of Preston is seeking individuals who have small home businesses who might be interested in taking advantage of a program that encourages small home business owners to try a brick-and-mortar retail space.

A hunter’s kayak capsized near Green Island recently amid high winds and waves. Thanks in part to a waterproof cell phone case, rescuers found the hunter, Jared Porter of Madison, Wis., clinging to a tree limb, and he went to a nearby hospital for medical evaluation. A dog who had been in th…

The Iowa General Federation of Woman’s Clubs, GFWC/Iowa, sponsors several music campships for interested eighth - twelfth grade music students (must have graduated from seventh grade before entering camp.) These music camp awards can be applied toward tuition and room and board at a summer …

Amanda DeWulf, Maquoketa High School counselor, was named 2018 Iowa High School Counselor of the Year by the Iowa School Counselor Association (ISCA) at the annual ISCA conference held in Altoona Nov. 4-6.